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Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo

1

writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning

1

odd reply; amusing answer; oddball response

1

to enjoy (oneself)

3

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

3

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

1

karate; empty handed

2

shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

1

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote

1

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

2

reading aloud; recitation

2

literally; to the letter; literal

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

acting; performance

2

to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom

1

truly; in earnest

1

to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

1

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

5

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

2

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

2

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

to the trained eye

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

martial arts; military arts; Bushido

1

dancing; dance

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

concert; recital

1

glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

1

dressed in a kimono

1

drama; theatre; theater; play

1